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@LHT28, not necessarily. Per the ADA link provided: The ADA makes a distinction between psychiatric service animals and emotional support animals. If the dog has been trained to sense that an anxiety attack is about to happen and take a specific action to help avoid the attack or lessen its impact, that would qualify as a service animal. However, if the dog’s mere presence provides comfort, that would not be considered a service animal under the ADA.

@LHT28, you are correct. You cannot legally question what the person’s disability is, but you are legally entitled to question if the pet has been trained to assist with a disability and what the tasks are that the animal provides. The legitimacy of the pet can most certainly be falsely attested to by the owner, but you are within your rights to raise the two questions as outlined by the ADA.

@LHT28 There are actually two questions that can be asked about an animal presented as a “service” animal. Per the ADA, those questions include: In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, staff may ask only two specific questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform? https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-faqs/

@LHT28Sorry if I added to the confusion. I thought it would be helpful to provide verbiage directly from Oceania in order to resolve for @DCGuy64 whether he would be required to pay $20, $30, or $40 to upgrade from OLife House Beverage package to Prestige while onboard the ship. Cheers and Happy Sailing!

@DCGuy64 I finally got an agent who forwarded the email she had concerning the price increase. For people with the OLife House Beverage Package, you can only upgrade to the Prestige Package while onboard the ship. The upgrade is priced for an onboard purchase at $69.95/pppd, but the OLife House Package is valued at $39.95/pppd so the difference is $30/pppd up from the $20/pppd prior to 1/1/2023. Below you’ll find the details on the new pricing structure for our beverage packages that has been rolled out, effective with voyages commencing January 1, 2023 or later: Advance Purchase (Prior to Sailing) $29.95 per guest, per day – House Select $59.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select Onboard Purchase( olife amenities pricing) $39.95 per guest, per day – House Select $69.95 per guest, per day – Prestige Select For those guests who have selected the beverage package (House Select) as their OLife Choice amenity and wish to upgrade once they are on board, the upgrade will be based on the onboard purchase price of $69.95 per guest, per day. Resulting in an additional 30.00 us per guest per day. As always these prices and terms are subject to change at any time.